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Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin island (Photo by Wikimedia Commons)

‘Silent’ volcanoes can still erupt, Phivolcs says

Volcanoes that have not shown any signs of activity for years could still erupt at any given time, an official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in the region (Phivolcs-X) said Tuesday (Jan. 28).

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Read more about the article Manobo evacuees vow to stay in sanctuary
After attending school inside the evacuation center in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, two Manobo girls immediately go to their makeshift shelter to do beads work which they sell. Beside them is their mother who watches them. Hundreds of evacuees are still in Davao City fearing military occupation of their communities since last year. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Manobo evacuees vow to stay in sanctuary

The recent attempt to take Manobo evacuees out of the church facility serving as their sanctuary as well as the immense pressure and intimidation that they face have left unshaken their firm resolve to stay.

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Read more about the article Opol folk avail of Xavier Ateneo studes’ free legal services
Students from Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan College of Law entertain a resident presenting her legal concern during the school’s free legal clinic called “Hatod Balaod 2020” held in Barangay Poblacion, Opol town, Misamis Oriental, on Sunday (Jan. 26). (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Opol folk avail of Xavier Ateneo studes’ free legal services

Dozens of residents of Opol town, Misamis Oriental availed of free legal advice and services offered by students and faculty of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan (Xavier Ateneo) Law School in Barangay Poblacion Sunday (Jan. 26).

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Read more about the article House resolution seeks to investigate UCCP-Haran incident
Bayan Muna Representatives Eufemia Cullamat and Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Isagani Zarate, along with Lumad Woman Chieftain Bai Bingkay Bibyao file a resolution asking the House Committee on Human Rights to investigate the forcible entry of paramilitary group Alamara into the Lumad evacuation center at the UCCP Haran Center in Davao City on Monday, January 27, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Bayan Muna Party-list)

House resolution seeks to investigate UCCP-Haran incident

Makabayan lawmakers are seeking investigation on the "illegal and forcible entry" of military agents into the Lumad evacuation center located at a church-owned compound here last Saturday, Jan. 25.

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Read more about the article Lawmaker alarmed over planned VFA cancellation, CPP says time to do so
U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Philippine Marines with 10th Marines Company ride in an amphibious assault vehicle during an amphibious landing exercise at the Navy Education and Training Command in San Antonio, Zambales, on May 9, 2018 during Exercise Balikatan. (Photo from Exercise Balikatan Facebook page/U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Plouffe)

Lawmaker alarmed over planned VFA cancellation, CPP says time to do so

A lawmaker from Mindanao has expressed alarm over the plan of the Duterte government to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States while the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) says it’s time to do so.

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